The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
NERVOUS HEROES.
They Could racs the Music of Battle, But
OuaIled in a Dentists Chair.


OuaIled in a Dentists Chair.
Having occasion to visit dentist the
other day asked him if was the most
noI-vous man he ever had in his chair.
..Rle.s YOU, no." replied the tooth
,;nter ,.You are only about the aver
age notient snd it would surprise you
10 see how some of the big men act
when they come b. ere to get their teeth
fvod General Sher,' dan, for example,
is one of the worst mn in dentists
chair Won ever saw. and G.. neral Logan
is even worse than -he. Va, Logan
is as tender as a baby. and will SHRINK
at the slightest touch on his nerves
while suppose there were never two
braver men in battle than they. Gen.
cral sherman, too. is about as bad, and
acts as if he were going to have fit
whenever the drill is put into his teeth.
He jumps and grunts and groans, and
takes on worse than if he were having
his leg cut off.
General Burnside, on the contrary,
was one of the most patient and endur-
inc men ever saw l have had him
in INV chair number Of times and have
filled lot of his teeth. lie would sit
| quietly without making moan or say
| ING a word from the time he took his
seat until the job was finished. lie al
ways seemed to be grateful that | had
not caused him any more pain, and
when would ask him, as | did some-
times, Does that hurt you, generalP
he would reply, %, no, not much; 60
Oh and let's get done with it, the sooner
the Job is over the better. Y
Andrew johnson, when he was
Vice President and when he was in the
Senate, came to my Office several times.
and was very good patient, taking
things philosophically and making me
very little trouble. / once filed four
teeth for him at a sitting. and every one
of them was in good condition. The job
lasted nearly five hours and must have
hurt him drcadfully, but he never
wineed and did not seem to have any
nerves 10 all.
"Old Zach Chandler was another
GOOD patient He would sit in the chair
almost motionlesS, and would let mt
dnll away at his teeth without any re
| monstrance or show of pain. But one
time, when ] undertook TO draw tooth
for him. Thought the old man would
90 crazy. 1t was tough old grinder,
and had been troubling him " good
deal, being liberated around the roots.
| got a good hold with the nippers, and
the first time | nearly lifted him out Of
the chair. But it did not come. ! took
hold again, and lifted him the same as
before. ! saw that his face was quite
pale, and asked him if he did not want
to rest. He Said No. | would like to
have it out at once But as the opera
ton was evidently 50 painful, and AZ he
seemed to keep growing paler, sug-
gested that he had better take ether.
He declined, saying that he never took
an anestEetic in his life, and never
would, Turning around sharply, he
told me to 60 on and have il over with
ont further delay. ! got hold again
and gave a jerk that drew the tooth
from his head He lay back in the
chair entirely exhausted and closed his
eyes. ! thought for moment that he
would faint, and brought him a glass
of water, asking if II hurt him much.
Looking up to me, he said. yes, it
hurt like fury,
IL find almost without exception that
military and naval men are great cow
ards in a dentists chair; the Drawer
they are in battle the more nervous
they seem to be when they come to get
their teeth fixed.
II think about the worst patient |
ever had was an officer Of the army,
formerly on General Howard's staff.
He was a very gallant officer during
the war. was shot ali TO pieces, and |
believe has since died from the wounds
he received in battle: At the time he
came 10 me he was full OF lead, and
carried the sears he received in battle.
But I never in all my lifehad so ner-
vous and eycitahlc a man I'm my chair,
Every time made move toward him
he would shrink. and once when |
touched the nerve he shed genuine tears
and begged me, like a child would beg
his mother, not 20 hmt him so again
-BaShington Cor. Chicago NelCs.